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This article originally appeared on Motto. Birth control failure rates are dropping, according to a new study released by the Guttmacher Institute. According to the study, the overall rate of failure for reversible birth control methods was 10% in 2006-2010, down from 12% in 2002. The most effective forms of birth control are long-acting reversible contraceptives like IUDs and implants, which only failed 1% of the time. Condoms had a failure rate of 13%, improved from 18% in 1995.Better birth control also means fewer unintended pregnancies.

An aunt who stood by her sister as she went through nine miscarriages and a failed in vitro fertilization attempt gave birth to her healthy twin nieces after offering to be a surrogate for her sibling.

An Orange County woman who dreamed of having children but was told she would be unable to carry a child following a cancer diagnosis is a new mother after her sister , who served as a surrogate for her, gave birth to twins last week.

“I am so incredibly grateful for what Lisa did,” Melissa Kayser, the girls’ mom, told PEOPLE. “She gave up a year of her life to help us become a family, and that is something I could never repay. We have two beautiful little girls, all because of my incredible sister.”

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Her son and daughter-in-law needed a surrogate, so she stepped up to help.The Texarkana couple have been married for four years and always knew that having a child would be tricky. When Kayla was 17, doctors found a tumor on her uterus, and she was forced to have a hysterectomy, leaving her unable to carry a child of her own, she explained in a Facebook post. However, her ovaries were left intact, allowing her to have a biological child using in vitro fertilization and a surrogate. That's where her mother-in-law comes in.

Her sister , 33-year-old Morgan Williams, said she immediately volunteered to be a surrogate for Paxton and her husband Danny. 64-year-old woman gives birth to twins in Spain after treatment in US. “I am definitely falling in love with them as my nieces ,” she told the O.C. Register.

In the United Kingdom, Ellen Brown was asked by her mom, Jenny Dias, and stepdad Tony to act as surrogates so they could have a baby. According to Jenny, the day Ellen gave birth was peaceful. The twins are also Maddie’s aunt and uncle as they are legally mum’s children.

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The journey to parenthood for Kayser, of Omaha, Nebraska, and her husband, Court, was littered with heartbreak until they decided to give surrogacy a try. Auten, who watched the couple suffer loss after loss and does not have children of her own, offered to carry a baby for them.

“Nobody knew if I could carry,” Auten told PEOPLE. “But if I could help in any way, I was going to.”

Doctors implanted two embryos in Auten, and six days later Auten held a positive pregnancy test. The sisters, who already considered themselves best friends before the experience, grew even closer throughout Auten’s nine-month pregnancy.

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ORANGE COUNTY, California-- An Orange County woman who dreamed of having children but was told she would be unable to carry a child following a cancer diagnosis is a new mother after her sister , who served as a surrogate for her, gave birth to twins last week, according to KTLA.

Paxton's sister , 33-year-old Morgan Williams, said she wanted to be the couple's surrogate . Paxton's dream of motherhood came true last week when Williams gave birth to twin girls. Drake Expels Male Student Despite Female Admitting She Forced Him Into Sex Act .

“We had conversations we’d never had before,” Auten told PEOPLE. “Pregnancy can be somewhat personal, so I had to open up and let her in to know where we each stood emotionally.”

They plan to be open about the surrogacy with the girls, and Auten is very involved in her nieces’ lives.

“I don’t think I could ever put into words what it meant to have my sister as my surrogate,” Kayser told PEOPLE. “She made this journey exciting, beautiful and a lot of fun.”

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Ellen Bown has given birth to three children, but only one, Maddy, is her 'official' daughter. Ellen kindly acted as a surrogate for her own mother, Jenny, and her stepfather, Tony Dias. Ellen's daughter Maddy is both half- sister and niece to the twins .

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